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There have been few headlines lately but several hundred milk producers made a point of bringing attention to the ongoing crisis in the milk sector. They demonstrated, on 20 October in Strasbourg, at the urging of the European Milk Board (EMB), pressing MEPs to promote “fair conditions of competition”.

The New York Times, in a major article published in Sunday’s edition, took on Dairy Management Inc.’s all-out effort to grow cheese sales through partnerships with the likes of Domino’s Pizza.

As new Rule 4570 is adopted, dairy families credited for efforts to improve air quality.

The following information was released by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington:The U.S. Marshals Service seized all cheese products at Estrella Family Creamery (Estrella) in Montesano, Washington, Thursday, October 21, 2010, after repeated tests by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Washington State Department of Agriculture (WADA) over the last several months showed the persistent presence of a pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, in Estrellas cheese products and facilities. The pathogen can cause the illness listeriosis which can be life threatening for the aged, infirm, very young or immune compromised individuals. The pathogen can be especially dangerous for pregnant women. U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle authorized the seizure.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a interim rule called: Change in Disease Status of Japan Because of Foot-and-Mouth

Emission reductions roughly equivalent to removing 408,000 cars from California highways

Byline: Benzinga Staff American Dairy Changes Corporate Name to Feihe International, Inc. PR Newswire BEIJING and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 BEIJING and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire Asia-FirstCall/ -- American Dairy, Inc. (NYSE:ADY; the “Company”), one of the leading producers and distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, today announced that, at theCompany’s annual meeting on October 12, 2010, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change itscorporate name to “Feihe International, Inc.” Promptly following theapproval, the Company filed Articles of Amendment with the state of Utah to implement the change in name. The change in name is effectiveimmediately but the Company’s ticker symbol will remain “ADY.”

Through the first three quarters of 2010, U.S. milk production is running 2.1 billion pounds ahead of the same period last year.

The new Chinese dairy will house around 3,000 milking cows, imported from New Zealand.

Through September, dairy cows slaughtered through federally inspected plants were running 79,000 head fewer than last year.